2026 CCC Results: Cristian Minoggio, a 42-Year-Old Dam Keeper, Wins
The Italian overtook American Hans Troyer in the final third of UTMB week’s 100K, while Norway’s Yngvild Kaspersen claimed her second title ahead of a field that left Western States champion Jennifer Lichter in fourth
News, Trail and Ultras
A Mile-by-Mile Breakdown of the Sydney Marathon Course
The seventh World Marathon Major climbs 313 meters and descends 396, and the resulting 83-meter net drop is nearly double what World Athletics permits on a course where a world record can be ratified. The highest ground on the route is the start line.
Race Coverage
UTMB Pushes Its Start Back Two Hours and Cuts Its Hardest Section
Thunderstorms over the Mont Blanc massif have moved the 174K race to a 7:45 p.m. start on Friday and taken the Pyramides Calcaires out of the course. Every cutoff shifts with it, the last to 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Trail and Ultras
Lauren Gregory Runs Down Naomi Lang in the Last Kilometer of the OCC at UTMB
Gregory passed Lang 800 meters from the line in Chamonix on Thursday and won by three seconds after more than six hours of racing. Frédéric Tranchand led the men’s race for the final 54 kilometers to give France its first OCC title in a decade.
Trail and Ultras
Nike Just Announced Its Most Ambitious (and Weirdest) Trail Shoe at UTMB. But There’s One Big Catch
Nike says its new Goatek outsole delivers 45% more wet traction. The claim comes from the company’s own lab, and the shoe is more than a year from shelves
Michael Doyle
Sabastian Sawe Withdraws from the 2026 Berlin Marathon
The 31-year-old Kenyan, unbeaten in four marathons, withdrew Thursday with an injury the organizers did not describe. He won in Berlin last year while carrying a stress fracture in his foot.
Elite Runners
How to Peak for a Marathon (Our EXACT Peak Weeks)
Watch or listen to the latest episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast below. More From The Marathon Handbook Podcast
Podcast
How Elite Ethiopian Runners Actually Train — And Why Training Zones Miss It
Their intensity distribution looks conventional. The way they combine effort, altitude, terrain, and the group does not.
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